VIBAG initiated ground movement for the construction of a chemical reagent production plant, destined mainly for the international market, to be built in the Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDE) of the Litoral.

With the presence of Eva García, Industries and productivity minister, ESPOL authorities and other representatives of public and private entities, the foundation stone was place at ZEDE de Litoral. This stone is the beginning of the VIBAG's reagent plant costruction. Sergio Flores, ZEDE's CEO, stated that this event is historical for the city and the region: "I'm convinced that the only way for development and productive transformation is by innovation and having a competitive products at local, nacional and global levels"

On May 8, several memorandums were signed at ESPOL. The first one was between ESPOL and BYD Auto, a chinese automobile manufacturer. Sergio Flores, ZEDE's president; Chunxiang Zhang, BYD Auto representative and Stella Li, global vicepresident established a strategic alliance that will favour the work at ZEDE del Litoral on technology transference and disaggregation and also to work with ESPOL's faculty and research centers.

VIBAG is the first business to be established at ZEDE del Litoral. On June 26, a contract was signed in order to build a reagent plant for medical diagnosis between VIBAG and ESPOL that will function on the ZEDE's lands.

Diego Moya, VIBAG's project manager mentions that the ZEDE is great incentive for business who want establish their products on the local and international market. "Research is the new future, we will have a plant were we will have access to knowledge, specialized professionals to developt research and discovery projects" stated Moya.